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strait of Hormuz. Last week the head of the International Energy Agency said flight cancellations would come soon if oil supplies from the Middle East were not restored, adding that [Europe had only six weeks
Hormuz - a narrow shipping lane that has become a flashpoint since Israel and the US attacked Iran in February - have virtually ground to a halt. Iran has used the closure of the strait
Hormuz opened immediately- Starving for cash!” For the first six weeks of the US-Israel war on Iran that began on February 28, Tehran imposed an access system to control which ships transited the strait
Strait of Hormuz. “They’re not going to be able to get their oil. They can get oil. Not Iranian oil,” Bessent told reporters in Washington, DC. ## In Israel - **Israel proposes long-term presence
important meeting,” she added. Araghchi and Wang’s meeting came as Trump announced a pause on a US military operation to escort ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz out of the waterway. The effort
strait of Hormuz, a key artery for oil and gas, has been closed in effect since the beginning of March, causing an energy crisis in many countries and leading European states to fear jet fuel
oil tankers and other vessels through the strategic chokepoint of the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran shows no sign of buckling – although Trump's statements continue to indicate his mistaken belief that Iran will soon capitulate
important shipping routes if the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues. Major-General Ali Abdol-lahi, the commander of Iran's top military command center, renewed threats on Wednesday to halt all trade
Strait of Hormuz. --- ## IMF warns global economy at risk of recession The International Monetary Fund (IMF) [warned Tuesday](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/weo/issues/2026/04/14/world-economic-outlook-april-2026?cid=ca-com-homepage-sm26-WEOEA2026001) that the war with Iran could trigger a global recession that would
imports, more than half of which typically come from the Gulf. With the Strait of Hormuz having been blocked for the past eight weeks, however, those supplies have not been available, prompting a scramble
oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels – transited the Strait of Hormuz,” the navy said in a post on X. It added that the ships passed after “coordination and security provided by the IRGC
imported LNG powers roughly a quarter of the country’s electricity. With the onset of the war, LNG shipments dropped drastically. Monthly cargo data from Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) shows that
Hormuz, a vital waterway through which about 20 percent of global oil and gas is shipped during peacetime, and the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. The closure of the strait, which is the only
Hormuz, a narrow choke point between Iran and Oman through which a fifth of the world’s crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally passes, because of Iranian threats and attacks against vessels
oil supplies normally flow, which has been repeatedly restricted or threatened with closure by both parties, Iran and the US. During the war, many of the words and terms dominating the headlines carry deeper historical
Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway where one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies are normally shipped. The price of jet fuel has more than doubled in certain markets since
Strait of Hormuz waterway, normally a key route for Europe's jet fuel, and this has led to near doubling in fuel prices. While EasyJet said its supplies were not affected, it added that customers
Strait of Hormuz could end the current pause in fighting as mediators try to secure a diplomatic solution. “If the aggressor and terrorist US seeks to continue its illegal action of imposing a naval blockade
Strait of Hormuz](/news/2026/5/8/as-us-and-iran-weigh-peace-deal-stranded-seafarers-wait-in-limbo) in response to US-Israeli attacks, restricting passage through a key artery of global energy transport. China has said that it wants to see the war end and [hosted](/news/2026/5/6/araghchi-in-beijing-how-china-could-shape-the-direction-of-the-us-iran-war) Iranian
imports. The figure was about 16 percent lower than the year before. The volume of non-oil trade was valued at approximately $9bn for the 11th month of the calendar year ending on February